mama, ich hab’ dich lieb!
i get regular email newsletters from babycenter. it’s the nearest to a self-help guide i’ve been consulting the past few months. i could say that mostly, it has been helpful and when not, it has at least been comforting to know that other parents are also going through the same roller-coaster-ride called parenting. their latest issue lists down 7 signs that your child loves you. the third reads:
“Your toddler throws wicked tantrums. Nope, those screaming fits don’t mean he’s stopped loving you. He wouldn’t be so hurt and angry if he didn’t trust you so deeply.”
sporadic though his tantrums are, thank you, aphrodite, for filling jan’s heart brimming with love.
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11 Responses to “mama, ich hab’ dich lieb!”
February 9th, 2005 at
I love the 5th one…
“Your preschooler gives you a flower picked from the garden, a finger-painted heart, a sparkly rock, or another gift.”
my little monster does this all the time. especially last Christmas, he wrapped at least 10 gifts of anything and he kept on telling me, “it’s for you!”
i used to also get those newsletters when jeff was smaller. i even had subscription to ‘parents’ magazine (which i stopped after getting to understand most baby facts). i love their articles…and you’re right, they do help a lot!
February 9th, 2005 at
the tantrums are mostly raw expressions of discomfort or hunger, and has nothing to do with his love for you. as it is, and as what your article said, they are still too young to understand what love is. but the attachment and bonding with the mother grows stronger daily…
February 10th, 2005 at
sounds logical
babies wouldn’t be sooo frustrated with you if it isn’t you they depend on to actually comfort them
February 10th, 2005 at
“2. Your baby thinks about you even when you’re not around. Between 8 and 12 months old, she’ll start to scrunch his face and look around when you leave the room — and she’ll smile when you return.”
We’re at the point na kailangan kong tumakas everytime I have to go to the bathroom or get something upstairs. Sometimes I’m not gone long enough for her to notice, but when she does notice and cry out, the look on her face when she sees me again — that’s priceless
February 10th, 2005 at
nos. 3 and 4: applicable kay C3…naku! may days na no words na ako to describe his tantrums. tapos, ako lang ang existing if he’s sick.
nos. 5 and 6: dear C2! kahit ano for mommy and daddy. the “look at me!”—sa autobahn lang naman laging ginagawa nyahaha
no. 7: applicable pa din kahit kay teenager
February 10th, 2005 at
That is so sweet. What’s been your latest battle with Jan lately? You know my mom always told me, I wouldn’t be doing my job if you didn’t hate me sometimes! You’re doing the best you can and that is awesome!
February 10th, 2005 at
hanggang ngayon ba nagiinarte pag sinusundo sa kindergarten? hehe
February 11th, 2005 at
des: ako, i’ve the ‘eltern’ magazine naman since i was preggy. when jan turned one, tinigilan ko na. after the first year, my maternal insticts finally kicked in, hehe (tagal ng warm-up, no?)
February 11th, 2005 at
doc emer: actually, jan’s tantrums seem to be mainly out of defiance, which most 2 year olds are notorious for, hehe… but rare instances naman yung full-blown tantrums. most of the time, it’s easily doused before his temper (and mine) escalates.
February 11th, 2005 at
delish, yes, seems so. tough consolation, eh?
bambit: how old na nga your daughter? naku, jan and i are past that point (if we ever were there). ngayon, he would run away from me when i come to pick him up from his playgroup and announce for everybody to hear that he doesn’t want to go home. nakakahiya, grabe! looking back, i think he never had much separation anxiety. brief lang, if ever…
February 11th, 2005 at
pinayH and AnP: he is at his most difficult during going-home time. he makes so much fuss, grabe! i’ve tried the taboo: offering bribes (gummi bears, a trip to the playgound, even potato chips– yes i know, bad mommy!) but it works once or twice lang. i’m running out of tricks!
other than that, he’s actually an agreeable child, generally…